Top 10 Ingredients in Cigarettes that are Harmful

8. Cadmium

Next in line on our list of top 10 ingredients in cigarettes that are harmful is Cadmium that is an extremely toxic metal which is considered a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. It is found naturally as well, and has several uses, but is exposed to the general population primarily through food and cigarette smoke. Tiny amounts have no impact, but high levels, which are found in cigarette smoke can be extremely dangerous. Effects include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sensory disturbances, shock, convulsions and “the cadmium blues” i.e. symptoms like chills and fever. Continuous exposure to high amounts of cadmium might damage the lungs, kidneys, livers, bones and blood, such that renal failure might occur, along with softening of bones and inflammation of the lungs. Some chain smokers even lose their sense of smell.

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